Pentecost Mission Fund Offering 2010

Dear to God,

Christ is in our midst! I trust you had a blessed Pascha. Now that we have enjoyed the blessings of the Great Fast and the Feast of Feasts, let us begin to look towards the next Great Feast, Pentecost. Traditionally in the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest we take an offering to support our Diocesan Missions. Given the reversals in the economy and the various missions we are supporting we need your help even more so that the message of the Holy Gospel may continue to spread in our Diocese. Sadly, our missions may end up choosing between paying their rent/mortgage and being able to support a priest. Our mission priests make great sacrifices and we will need to revisit the current level of support offered at the Parish Life Conference due to our adverse economy. We do not want one mission to fail, especially in our college towns.

By the grace of God some parishes have added a line item to their parish budget and already sent a check. For this we are most grateful. Other parishes have sponsored fund raisers to support our mission fund as well as a local mission they adopted. Most importantly, we are incredibly blessed and we have a responsibility to support the work our Lord.

On the Great and Holy Feast of Pentecost please take a special offering to support our missions. Every parish can do something. You may send your checks to the “Midwest Mission Fund”, c/o Keith Haddad, St Elias Orthodox Church, 4940 Harroun Rd. Sylvania, OH 43560. Have a blessed Feast and may the Lord bless you as you remain faithful to him.